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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110972 | Compound HID electric arc tube A composite High Intensity Discharge (“HID”) arc tube includes a discharge tube and two outwardly extending tubes. The discharge tube is a composite two-layer shell with an outer of fused quartz glass or Vycor quartz glass, and a layer of translucent polycrystal... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8040031 | Lamp with outer tube and attaching member A lamp with an outer bulb is provided. The outer bulb is attached to an attaching member of a base by simple and convenient fabrication, and reliably prevents detachment of the outer bulb from the attaching member. An outer peripheral surface of a supporting post fo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7656080 | Vibration resistant, energy efficient lamp A vibration resistant, energy efficient lamp (10) that is suitable for, for example, ceiling fan operation where vibration is always a concern. The lamp (10) comprises an envelope (12) of a suitable transparent glass, for example, a borosilicate... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7394189 | Compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp having a circuit board with connection members An objective is to provide a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp which can reduce occurrence of a short circuit without protecting lead wires extending from each end portion of a spiral arc tube. To achieve the objective, a pair of connection pins is provided on... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7321190 | Low-pressure mercury lamp having a spiral arc tube and method for assembling the same An arc tube is formed by a glass tube that is turned at a substantially middle thereof and wound around a spiral axis from the middle, to have a double-spiral structure. End portions of the arc tub are wound around the spiral axis. A holder has insertion openings fo... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7253563 | Metal halide lamp A metal halide lamp includes a translucent air tight vessel having a light emitting tube portion with an internal discharge space, and sealing portions formed on both sides. A discharge medium in the discharge space contains at least metal halide and rare gas. A pai... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7202614 | Electronic ballast for a fluorescent task lamp An electronic ballast circuit for a handheld fluorescent task lamp, comprising a self-starting electronic driver circuit operated by a power supply and operable to start and run at least first and second compact fluorescent bulbs from a single output; first and seco... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189131 | High buffer gas pressure ceramic arc tube and method and apparatus for making same A ceramic arc tube for high intensity discharge (HID) lighting applications is provided wherein the arc tube contains a high buffer gas pressure. A method and apparatus for making the arc tube are also provided wherein RF induction heating is used to melt a frit mat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7132797 | Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one end-to-end seal. The end-to-end seal may be a material diffusion bond, a seal-material bond, or any other suitable bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps butt-sealed to an arc envel... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7116043 | Compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp with improved rising characteristics A compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a double-spiral arc tube formed by winding a glass tube to its both ends around a spiral axis, and sealing electrodes each having a filament coil at the ends of the glass tube, and a holding member that has a closed... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107676 | One piece foliated leads for sealing in light sources Manufacturing equipment and manufacturing process steps that improve upon prior art processes for the manufacturing of filament tube and arc tube light sources, their components and subassemblies, and lamps employing said light sources. A double ended, tipless filam... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083309 | Fluorescent lamp tube having integrated electronic ballast A new fluorescent lamp comprises a lamp tube and an electronic ballast, it is characterized in that it is provided with an outer tube, there are respectively an outer plug at both ends of the outer tube, in which inserts a socket for the lamp tube. The electronic ba... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6972514 | Low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp with improved heat dissipation, and manufacturing method therefore A bulb-type fluorescent lamp has a case having an open end portion for housing a lighting circuit therein, an arc tube extending outside through the open end portion of the case, and a globe having an open end portion for housing the arc tube therein. An adhesive is... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6922008 | Lamp bulb with optical pattern This invention is related to a lamp bulb with optical pattern, which consists of a bulb body, a filament and a conducting wire. The filament in the bulb body was conducted out from the tail of the bulb body by the conducting wire. The head of the bulb body is a soli... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6815879 | Circular fluorescent lamp including an insulator between conductive wires, and a lighting fixture using the lamp A circular fluorescent lamp comprises a light-transmitting circular tube, filled with a discharge gas including mercury and a rare gas, having an outer diameter between about 14 mm and 18 mm. A phosphor layer is coated on the inner surface of the light-transmitting ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815878 | High temperature lamp An incandescent automotive lamp having a glass envelope with a polyetherimide sleeve attached to a press-sealed end of the glass envelope. The sleeve includes a base portion having an interior passage that permits the sleeve to be slid onto the press-sealed end. Att... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815893 | Metal halide lamp having a long lifespan The present invention provides a metal halide lamp having a ceramic arc tube vessel that includes a discharge arc tube member and thin tube members, the discharge arc tube member including taper parts and a main tube part in the middle in a longitudinal direction, t... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6762558 | Low-pressure gas discharge lamp Low-pressure gas discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel (1) enclosing a discharge space provided with a gas filling in a gastight manner, the discharge vessel (1) having tubular end portions each with a capacitive coupling element (2) m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6759797 | Compact fluorescent lamp This invention concerns a compact fluorescent lamp with a double helix shaped discharge tube in which the two strands of the helix are constituted by two helix shaped tube portions. These tube portions define a central axis of the discharge tube. The double helix fo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6731058 | Arc path formed in lamp body The present invention provides an arc path formed in a lamp body. In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, the lamp body has a plurality of closely spaced, parallel vanes which form an arc path. In one embodiment, the lamp body comprises ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6717338 | Frame mount for high intensity discharge lamp A high intensity discharge lamp (10) has an outer envelope (12) having a cup-shaped top (14), a hollow center section (16) and a bottom (18) all aligned along a longitudinal axis (20), the bottom (18) including a flar... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6630773 | Assembling structure for lamp string with fully enveloped bulbs A structure of fully enveloped miniature lamp bulb for lamp strings suitable for mass production and having any of varied appearances is disclosed. The lamp bulb has two electrode pins with a predetermined distance therebetween and being connected in the ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6515421 | Control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps A method and apparatus for preventing the formation of leachable mercury in mercury arc vapor discharge lamps which comprises coating at least one of the metallic components of the mercury arc vapor discharge lamps with at least one noble metal coating.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6462478 | Safety switch for lamp including a light source capsule A safety switch for a lamp having an outer envelope with a light source capsule mounted therein. The lamp has a base for connection to an electrical circuit via a mating socket and has in-leads appropriately connected to the base and to the light source c... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6452316 | Self aligning pen light bulb A pen light bulb which is self aligning in conventional pen light flashlights is disclosed. Applicable pen light flashlights rely upon pressure bearing retention of the bulb therein. A focusing lens protective element of the pen light bulb has various fea... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6429581 | TIR lens for uniform brightness This invention provides a TIR (total internal reflecting) lens to capture and redirect light from multiple light sources, such as neon or fluorescent lamps, to generate a light of uniform brightness across the lens face.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6316872 | Cold cathode fluorescent lamp A light transmitting container is used to house a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) to reduce heat loss and to increase the luminous efficiency of the lamp. An electrical connector configuration is connected to an electrode of the lamp and adapted to b... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6297585 | Fluorescent lamp with thermal protection element manufacturing method for the fluorescent lamp and a lighting apparatus using the same A fluorescent lamp includes an end cap 4 and a fluorescent tube 1 that has electrode seals 22 and 23 at its ends. The end cap 4 is made of synthetic resin and is attached to the fluorescent tube 1 by silicon resin 31. The end cap 4 includes round cavities... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6225742 | Self-ballasted fluorescent lamp A high wattage self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a fluorescent tube including a pair of electrodes inside, an electronic ballast circuit portion, an outer bulb, a resin case and a lamp base. (i) The outer bulb has an outer diameter of 60 mm to 70 m... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6211612 | Cold cathode fluorescent display A monochromic, multi-color and full-color cold cathode fluorescent display (CFD), comprises of some shaped white or multi-color or red, green blue color cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), reflector, base plate, temperature control means, luminance and... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6157141 | Blue light electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp system An electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp with a lamp fill material including gallium iodide has been found to be more efficient in generating light in general, and more efficient in generating blue light. The very small size of the lamp, in combinat... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6077123 | Contact plate for bases of electric lamps Lamp base contact plate for connecting a current lead-in wire of an electric lamp to a contact part of a lampholder, which contact plate being a pressed metal part of the lamp base and having a through bore for the lamp lead-in wire, is fixed firmly on an... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5998915 | Mounting support for a high intensity discharge reflector lamp A mounting assembly for a reflector lamp. The mounting assembly comprises a 0.050" diameter stainless steel rod that has been formed into a three-turn spiral. The spiral surrounds the inner jacket mount assembly of the reflector lamp, and fits into the ne... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5977001 | Glass composition The invention relates to a glass composition for electric lamps which glass composition comprises SiO2, Al2 O3, Na2 O, K2 O, Li2 O, B2 O3, BaO and SrO and optionally CaO, M... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5834889 | Cold cathode fluorescent display A monochromic, multi-color and full-color cold cathode fluorescent display (CFD), comprises of: some shaped white or multi-color or red, green, blue three primary color cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL), reflector, base plate, temperature control mean... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5828170 | Fluorescent lamp unit and lighting apparatus having the fluorescent lamp unit A fluorescent lamp unit includes a fluorescent lamp having a bulb constituting one discharge path, said bulb including three U-shaped tube portions, a lighting circuit operatively connected to the fluorescent lamp for lighting the fluorescent lamp, and a ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5818154 | Halogen incandescent lamp in cementless base The lamp according to the invention has a metal holder part 2 with a rece in which the pinch seal 10 of the lamp bulb 1 is clampingly fixed with the aid of a plurality of support tabs 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b, 23a, 23b. In order to reduce the danger of damage ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5811937 | Bulb-type electronic energy-saving lamp A fluorescent bulb-type electronic energy-saving lamp includes a screwshell and an electronic ballast sealed within the screwshell so that the lamp has the same shape and size as standard incandescent lamps thereby allowing the fluorescent bulb-type elect... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5777437 | Annular chamber flashlamp including a surrounding, packed powder reflective material A coaxial flashlamp for optical pumping of a tunable dye laser. The flashlamp includes electrodes preferably made from a tungsten-based alloy for reduced metallic vapor deposition within the flashlamp. Positioned around the outer tube is a packed powder m... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5345144 | Lamp with internally pressed fuse A press sealed lamp with an internally pressed fuse is disclosed. The filament structure is conveniently formed so the fuse links across a looped section of the initial filament structure. The loop structure provides strength to the fused filament structu... | 09/06/1994 |
